Current offerings
Community Education & Recreation provides learning and wellness opportunities for people of all ages!
Quick Links
• Autumn 2026 Activity Guide• Online registration: Pay with a credit card and receive immediate confirmation of enrollment
• Printable registration form: Mail to Community Ed & Rec, 125 S. Highland Ave., Plymouth WI 53073
• PHS Fitness Center community memberships
• Hall & Track Walking information
How do I register?
- Online: If possible, please register online via MyRec. (You first will need to create a MyRec account, if you have not already done so; once we verify residency and approve the account, you can register for any of our offerings going forward.) Please note that our credit-card processor charges a fee; you can avoid the fee by selecting “Print a Pre-registration form” for your Checkout Method and then either mailing or bringing payment to our office.
- In person: You can register in our office, where we will help set up your MyRec account and can accept cash, check, and credit cards. Park in the visitor lot in front of Plymouth High School, 125 S. Highland Ave., and enter Door 18 on the south end of the building. Our office is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.
- By mail: While MyRec registration is preferred, you still can print a registration form to mail with a check to Community Ed & Rec, 125 S. Highland Ave., Plymouth WI 53073.
Autumn 2026
We are offering 50 learning and wellness opportunities for all ages this autumn, including 10 new ones:
- Experienced Women’s Weightlifting: This challenging full-body workout combines advanced strength training with cardio-focused exercises to build power, endurance, and athletic performance.
- Aqua Fit & Fun: This upbeat water workout combines easy-to-follow movements, cardio, and resistance exercises to help improve strength, endurance, and energy—all while moving to great music in the pool.
- Meal Prep Session: Practice efficient prep techniques, food safety, and smart kitchen organization as you prep 3 ready-to-heat & eat or assemble-in-minutes meals.
- Herbs for the Health of the Skin: Learn to make your own infused oils, salves, lotions, compresses and poultices.
- Understanding Pelvic Floor Health: Women are invited to better understand their pelvic floor and the important role it plays throughout every stage of life.
- 3C’s - Collagen, Cortisol and Creatine: Learn what they all do, how to get collagen and creatine in the diet, what supplement options are valid, and how to affect them with diet and exercise.
- Instant Ukulele for Busy People: This online course will teach you basic chords so you can get playing along with your favorite songs right away using your own instrument at home.
- Instant Guitar for Busy People: This online course will teach you basic chords so you can get playing along with your favorite songs right away using your own instrument at home.
- Sugar Cookie Decorating Workshop: Participants will receive basic instructions and learn techniques for decorating cookies that will impress holiday guests, then put their new skills to the test decorating cookies to take home.
- Mini Pumpkin/Gourd: Unleash your autumn creativity by designing your very own Halloween or Thanksgiving centerpiece.
Group fitness classes
Everyday Athlete
This all-levels class blends functional mobility work with strength-building exercises to help prepare your muscles and joints to move more efficiently and safely – in your workouts as well as in daily life.
Instructors: Tom of Trailhead Sports and Recovery, PT, DPT
Details: 6-6:45am Wednesdays Sept 16-Dec 16 (except Sept 9, 23; Oct 21) in the PHS Studio
Fee: $60 (seniors $49) until Sept 8, then $70
Vinyasa Yoga
This all-levels yoga class focuses on breath and movement. Challenge your body by toning muscle and building core strength through a sequence of poses. Some yoga experience is recommended, although modifications will be suggested.
Instructor: Kim
Details: 4:15-5pm Tue & Thurs Sept 15-Dec 17 (except Nov 26) in the Horizon gym
Fee: $183 (seniors* $146) until Sept 8, then $193
Aquatic opportunities
Lap Swim
Get regular exercise swimming laps in the Plymouth High School Pool!
• Details: 7-8pm Mondays & Wednesdays Sept 9-Dec 16 (except Nov 23 & 25)
Fee: $61 (seniors* $55) until Sept 8, then $71 (seniors* $65)
• Details: 7:30-8:30am Saturdays Oct 3-Nov 21
Fee: $18 (seniors* $16) until Sept 8, then $28 (seniors* $26)
Adult Swim Lessons
An adult instructor teaches adults who want to feel more comfortable in the pool, improve their swimming ability, and/or alleviate their fear of water.
Instructor: Beth
Details: 6:45-7:30pm Tuesdays Oct 13- Dec 1
Fee: $48 (seniors* $43) until Oct 6, then $58
Recreational options
Kayaking
This introductory class is for those new to this water sport. Open to those ages 10 & up, so families are welcome!
Instructor: Andrew Arentsen
Details: 5-6:30pm Tuesdays Sept 15-29 on Mullet River
Fee: $27/person until Sept 8, then $37 (includes kayak - limit 250 lbs, paddles, and lifejacket)
Track/Hall Walking
Community members can walk the PHS hallways & indoor track during designated times.
Halls: 3-8pm Monday-Thursday & 3-6pm Fridays Sept 8-May 21
Track: 5:30-7am Monday-Friday and 3-5:30pm Mondays & Wednesdays Sept 9-Dec 23 (Additional times may be available when no groups are using the facility.)
NOTE: To walk the track you will need to check out an access badge from the Fitness Center worker and leave your ID/keys until you return the badge.
Fee: Free, but enter Door 18 & sign in each time at the table located outside the Fitness Center
Youth & Family options
Child Swim Lessons
For ages 6+ and at least 50” tall. We follow the American Red Cross courses. Children must have passed the previous level before advancing to the next level.
Instructor: Beth Kerntke
Details:
• Level 1: 8:45-9:30am Saturdays Oct 3-Nov 21 OR 6-6:45pm Tuesdays Oct 13-Dec 1
• Level 2: 9:30-10:15am Sat Oct 3-Nov 21
• Level 3: 10:15-11am Saturdays Oct 3-Nov 21
Fee: $48 until Sept 26, then $58
Mini Pumpkin/Gourd – NEW
For ages 7+ with a parent. Unleash your autumn creativity by designing your very own Halloween or Thanksgiving centerpiece! Choose between a charming ghost gourd or a mini pumpkin and let the fun begin. We'll have everything you need, including instruction, gourds, glue, and an array of dried florals grown at Airy Point Farms.
Instructor: Nicole Sippel of Airy Point Farms
Details: 6-7pm Wednesday Oct 14 in the PHS Food Science & Agriculture Center
Fee: $39 through Oct 7, then $40 (includes all supplies)
Boys Basketball Camp
For boys in grades 2-8. PHS coaches and players correct, teach, and help perfect the individual fundamentals of basketball. Camp consists of individual offensive and defensive techniques, as well as scrimmaging in small groups and competing in drills and contests.
Details: 6:30-8:30pm Mondays Oct 5-19 in PHS Gym
Fee: $18 until Sept 28, then $28
Home Alone
For grades 3-6. Children who spend time home without an adult will gain a knowledge of safety concepts. They will learn to use 911, what to do if the lights go out, and how to handle small emergencies.
Instructor: Denise Roth
Details: 4-5:30pm Monday Oct 26 & Tuesday Oct 27 in the Parkview Library
Fee: $28 until Oct 19, then $38
Kayaking
For ages 10+ with adult. This introductory class is for those new to this water sport.
Instructor: Andrew Arentsen
Details: 5-6:30pm Tuesdays Sept 15-29 on Mullet River
Fee: $27/person until Sept 8, then $37 (includes kayak - limit 250 lbs, paddles, and lifejacket)
Middle-School Lifting
For grades 7-8. Learn the basics of athletic-based fitness training and develop speed, explosiveness, agility, strength, & conditioning. Students who complete the class and pass the Free-Weight Safety Test can use the PHS Fitness Center independently.
Instructor: Christian Vollbrecht
Details: 2:45-4pm Mon/Wed or Tue/Thu Nov 30-Jan 14 (except Dec 23-31) at Riverview
Fee: Free, but you must register by Nov 25
Refuse To Be a Victim
For ages 13+. Learn basic principles for crime prevention and personal safety.
Instructor: Darla Neargarth
Details: 6-8:30pm Mondays Oct 5 & 12 in the PHS Library
Fee: $39 through Sept 28, then $49; spouse or teen can attend for free as a BOGO!
Creativity classes
Herbal and Goat Milk Soap Making
This comprehensive class will cover myriad ways to add herbs as make moisturizing bars of goat milk soap.
Instructor: Linda Conroy of Moonwise Herbs
Details: 1-5pm Sat Sept 26 in Food Science & Ag Center
Fee: $71 until Sep 19, then $81
Instant Ukulele for Busy People - NEW
This online course will give you years of musical enjoyment, without needing private lessons! Learn basic chords and get playing along with your favorite songs right away using your own computer and instrument at home. For ages 13+
Instructor: Chords Are Key
Details: 6:30-9:30pm Mon Sept 28 online
Fee: $64 through Sept 21, then $74 (includes an online book, online recorded follow-up lessons, a recording of the class, and access to optional live periodic question-and-answer sessions)
Instant Guitar for Busy People - NEW
This online course will teach you basic chords to get you playing along with your favorite songs right away using your own instrument. This partly hands-on class will be held using Zoom. For ages 13+
Instructor: Chords Are Key
Details: 6:30-9:30pm Tue Sept 29 online
Fee: $64 through Sept 22, then $74 (includes an online book, online recorded follow-up lessons, a recording of the class, and optional live periodic question-and-answer sessions)
Sugar Cookie Decorating Workshop - NEW
Get ready to decorate Halloween-themed cookies! Participants will receive basic instructions and learn techniques for decorating cookies that will impress holiday guests, then put their new skills to the test decorating cookies to take home. For ages 14+
Instructor: Hartmans Bakery Plymouth
Details: 6-7pm Mon Oct 12 in PHS Room C105
Fee: $39 until Oct 5, then $49 (includes 6 cookies, frosting, spatula, & sprinkles)
Fall Watercolor Workshop
In this beginner-friendly watercolor workshop, you’ll learn simple watercolor techniques while creating a beautiful fall-inspired painting to take home. Explore color blending, layering, and loose brushstrokes as you capture the cozy colors of the season — warm pumpkins, crisp leaves, and golden autumn hues. Whether you’ve never picked up a paintbrush or you’ve painted before, this class is designed to be fun, encouraging, and easy to follow. Leave with a finished 8×10 watercolor painting, new skills, and a peaceful creative experience.
Instructor: Brittany of Living Watercolor Art
Details: 5:30-7:30pm Tue Oct 13 in the PHS Art Room
Fee: $39 through Oct 6, then $49 (includes all supplies)
Mini Pumpkin/Gourd - NEW
Unleash your autumn creativity by designing your very own Halloween or Thanksgiving centerpiece! Choose between a charming ghost gourd or a mini pumpkin and let the fun begin. We'll have everything you need, including instruction, gourds, glue, and an array of dried florals grown at Airy Point Farms. This activity is perfect for adults and for children ages 7 and up (with a parent present).
Instructor: Nicole Sippel of Airy Point Farms
Details: 6-7pm Wednesday Oct 14 in the PHS Food Science & Agriculture Center
Fee: $39 through Oct 7, then $40 (includes all supplies)
Herbal Gift Making Extravaganza
Create 8+ herbal preparations that you can gift to loved ones over the holidays.
Instructor: Linda Conroy of Moonwise Herbs
Details: 1-5pm Saturday Nov 21 in the PHS Food Science & Ag Center
Fee: $71 through Nov 12, then $81
*Senior rate is available to Plymouth School District residents ages 62 and above.
Cancellations
If school is cancelled or closed early, classes will not meet. Watch for cancellation information on the district website Cancellations page. We strongly recommend signing up to receive notifications in MyRec.Learn more!
• Email us at commedrec@plymouth.k12.wi.us.• Call us at 920-892-5068.
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